Category Archives: employment

Getting behind regional economic possibilities

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Caught a quick read of Phil Power’s column today in The Bridge (here) on the idea of the Great Lakes Global Gateway and the politics and lack of leadership that have stood in the way of such a development. Although … Continue reading →

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Lapeer County Road Commission declines to renew weigh master contract

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Driven by economic considerations, the Lapeer County Road Commissioners on Wednesday decided not to renew the weighmaster’s contract with the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Department after all. Sheriff’s Deputy Orrie Smith’s part time position was 100% funded by the road commission. … Continue reading →

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Right To Work Town Hall draws expressive crowd in Lapeer

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

“Quite a lively bunch,” was Lapeer County Road Commissioner Joe Suma’s polite description of the crowd that turned out for State Rep. Kevin Daley’s (R-Lum) town hall meeting on the topic of Right To Work in Lapeer Monday night. Daley … Continue reading →

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County’s dwindling dollars translated to jobs

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Lapeer County Commissioner and head of the personnel committee Lenny Schneider made preliminary information available on March 8 that demonstrates the impact of county revenues that have been shrinking for the last few years. Chief financial officer Craig Horton had … Continue reading →

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Daley hosts Right To Work Townhall March 12

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

The Protect Our Jobs campaign launched this week in Michigan, seeking a constitutional amendment that would “enshrine” workers’ rights to collectively bargain. It would upend a number of pieces of legislation that were passed since Governor Rick Snyder took the … Continue reading →

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ergonomics fail

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Oh so many years ago I worked at what was then the brand new headquarters for Haworth. Pretty sweet. The building was actually a living, breathing showcase for the product they manufactured – office interior systems. So naturally everyone had … Continue reading →

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sky’s the limit

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Local officials are mulling over the proposed I-69 International Trade Corridor, a regional economic development corporation reaching from Shiawassee to Huron County, in today’s CP. Begs the question again about what really creates jobs, what really helps to develop the … Continue reading →

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michigan unemployment rate

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

July 15, 2009 – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June rose one and one-tenth percentage points to 15.2 percent, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). Unemployment increased significantly by … Continue reading →

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alain de botton: pleasures & sorrows of work

Posted on July 8, 2009 by

 just pondering… again Not so long ago, I caught part of Neal Conan’s NPR radio show, Talk of the Nation. His guest was Alain de Botton, who recently published a book on The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. One of … Continue reading →

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southern links trail

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

Cool. They’re starting the second phase of the Southern Links Trailway. Work begins Monday, July 6, with an estimated completion in June 2010. According to MDOT: Crews are now working to convert the former Penn Central Railroad into a non-motorized … Continue reading →

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